Chapter 40 Grammar

Question 1

Translate:

“You know her, right?”/”You do know her, don’t you?”

Answer 1

Nonne eam scis?

nonne expects “yes”

Question 2

Translate:

“You don’t know her, do you?”

Answer 2

Num eam scis?

num expects “no”

Question 3

Translate:

“man of greatest dignity”

genitive of description

Answer 3

vir maximae dignitātis

genitive of description: when an adj./noun combo in genitive modifies another noun

Question 4

Translate:

“man with/of greatest dignity”

ablative of description

Answer 4

vir maximā dignitāte

ablative of description: when an adj./noun combo in ablative modifies another noun

Question 5

Translate:

“I fear that you may/will depart.”

Answer 5

Timeō ne abeās.

ne = that

if subj. verb in present tense, translate with “may/will”

Question 6

Translate:

“I was fearing that you might depart.”

Answer 6

Timēbam ne abīres.

ne = that

if subj. verb in imperfect tense, translate with “might/would”

Question 7

Translate:

“I fear that you may not depart.”

Answer 7

Timeō ut abeās.

ut = that not

if the subj. verb is present tense, translate with “may/will”